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Offline Ladislaus

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Re: Fr Hoopes Mess
« Reply #245 on: September 05, 2026, 09:22:08 PM »
We should have a weekly post ... "Father Feeney ... right again"

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Offline Seraphina

Re: Fr Hoopes Mess
« Reply #246 on: September 06, 2026, 01:01:19 AM »
A Catholic once saw this guy on the Golden Gate Bridge about to jump. He said, "Don't do it!" The poor fellow said, "Nobody loves me." The Catholic said, "God loves you. Do you believe in God?" 
He said, "Yes." He said, "Are you a Christian or a Jew?" He said, "A Christian." He said, "Me, too! Protestant or Catholic?" He said, "Catholic." The Catholic said, "Me, too! Novus ordo or Trent?" He said, "Trent." He said, "Me, too!  Una cuм or non una cuм?" He said, "Non una cuм!" The man said, "Me, too! Sedevacantist or Sedeprivationist?"
He said, "Sedeprivationist." The rescuer said, "Me, too! SGG or MHT?" He said, "SGG. Me, too! But who Confirmed you, Bp. McGuire or Bp. Sanborn?” 
He said, "Bp. Sanborn.”  The rescuer replied , "Die, heretic!" And pushed him over. 



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Offline Seraphina

Re: Fr Hoopes Mess
« Reply #247 on: September 06, 2026, 03:52:12 PM »
Quote from: Seraphina on September 06, 2026, 01:01:19 AM
A Catholic once saw this guy on the Golden Gate Bridge about to jump. He said, "Don't do it!" The poor fellow said, "Nobody loves me." The Catholic said, "God loves you. Do you believe in God?"
He said, "Yes." He said, "Are you a Christian or a Jew?" He said, "A Christian." He said, "Me, too! Protestant or Catholic?" He said, "Catholic." The Catholic said, "Me, too! Novus ordo or Trent?" He said, "Trent." He said, "Me, too!  Una cuм or non una cuм?" He said, "Non una cuм!" The man said, "Me, too! Sedevacantist or Sedeprivationist?"
He said, "Sedeprivationist." The rescuer said, "Me, too! SGG or MHT?" He said, "SGG. Me, too! But who Confirmed you, Bp. McGuire or Bp. Sanborn?”
He said, "Bp. Sanborn.”  The rescuer replied , "Die, heretic!" And pushed him over.
Those lacking my sense of humor should not take this joke as my being against Bp. Sanborn or Bp. McGuire.  
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Offline lonewolfjesuit

Re: Fr Hoopes Mess
« Reply #248 on: Today at 03:53:09 PM »
There is a new website (timothyscotthoopes.com) that follows the ministry of Fr. Timothy Hoopes.

On the website, you can hear two voicemails that Fr. Hoopes left for one of the new incoming priests stating he will be making a police report, and then a second voicemail saying Hoopes wants to de-escalate the situation. Fr. Hoopes left these voicemails shortly after the LSN article was published.

The website also covers apparent variances in his background.
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Offline lonewolfjesuit

Re: Fr Hoopes Mess
« Reply #249 on: Today at 04:07:59 PM »
Here is what is currently on the website, timothyscotthoopes.com.

The website also keeps a record of what is going on with Friends of St. Charles Borromeo (apparently going to change their name to clarify their position), and also confirms they are in discussions with Bill as to how the rectory will be used.

PS If anyone knows his history from 2003 through 2019 that would help fill in the difference between the 19 months of confirmed ministry with the Greek Archdiocese (Greek Orthodox) vs the ten years given by the parish email account.




Fr. Timothy Scott Hoopes
The hidden
priest.
Bringing his story
into public view.
Who is Fr. Timothy Scott Hoopes? Letters, photographs, and church records offer a closer look at his path from Arizona, to Ohio, a seminary in France, to Ireland, and now northern Michigan.
See his ministry↓
Updated 28 September 2026
Fr. Timothy Scott Hoopes speaking at a lectern in gold vestments.Topinabee, MichiganJuly 2026
The photographic collection
Moments of ministry

At the altar, with fellow clergy, and in Topinabee.

A collection photograph labeled Ordination showing a liturgical ceremony with clergy in gold vestments.

The ordination photograph Collection label: “Ordination.”Collection photograph

A liturgical group photograph labeled Fr. Hoopes with Bishop Morgan.

With Bishop MorganCollection label: “Fr. Hoopes with Bishop Morgan.”Collection photograph

Fr. Timothy Scott Hoopes facing the altar with servers at St. Charles in 2025.

Hoopes at St. Charles, 2025Fr. Timothy Scott Hoopes at the altar at St. Charles.St. Charles · 2025

\Hoopes celebrating Mass at an altar in the former fire station in Topinabee, with worshippers in the foreground.

Mass in TopinabeeMass at the former fire station.July 2026

Hoopes in clerical clothing standing outside the former fire station in Topinabee.

Outside the former fire stationHoopes at the entrance to the Topinabee building.July 2026

St. Charles Borromeo · Cheboygan
Correspondence about
leaving and returning
Hoopes’s farewell letter and his later comments about returning to St. Charles.

3 May 2026 · Letter
Promised Thoughts
Fr. Timothy Scott Hoopes to Bill Price · Page 2
Quote
“I truly wish you well with the property – I’m not just saying that – and I hope your dream comes true, and that a bishop and nuns and a school and everything else you desire happens, in a manner of which your conscience can wholeheartedly approve. You are right that I am too medieval and impractical; your property deserves a better priest, and if you redouble your prayers our Lady may help you find one.”

19 August 2026 · Published report
A condition for returning
Hoopes, quoted by LifeSiteNews
Quote
“If Bill is willing to give the church away – and it’s the prerequisite – I will literally not go into the building again until it’s given away.”
Read the published exchange ↗

Hoopes’s response in the same article
Quote
“I strongly disagree with the implications and mischaracterizations implied by the questions as posed.”
Hoopes also said that the questions lacked context and that discussion belonged within the church community.
Read his response in context ↗
Earlier background
Correspondence &
institutional records
The parish email describes ten years across Orthodox affiliations. The Greek Archdiocese record docuмents about 19 months in one monastic community.
Unsigned parish response
The background account
An email from the Friends of St. Charles Borromeo Cheboygan contact claimed:
Quote
“One of our priests here was a monk of the Orthodox Church for 10 years; he was for a time a member of the Greek Archdiocese and then finally the ROCOR, where he had a great interest in the Sarum Rite and prayed the Divine Office in that form for several years.”
The email is unsigned and refers to “one of our priests.”
Greek Archdiocese monastic community
The residence record
Approximately 19 months

15 April 2007 – 20 November 2008

The extract identifies “Monk Augustine (*Timothy Hoopes), Novice/Rasphore” and records release with Metropolitan Maximos’s blessing.
Dn. Ryan Gzikowski wrote on 23 September 2026:

Quote
“He was with the Greek Archdiocese as a layman and novice monk for 1.5 years as far as we can confirm.”

ROCOR inquiries
East and West ROCOR

According to the correspondence summary:

  • The U.S.-based East ROCOR office said it had no records of Timothy Scott Hoopes.
  • West ROCOR had not responded as of 27 September 2026.
Correspondence summary · 27 September 2026

July 2026 · Correspondence summary
Bishops Ballini & Zendejas

According to the summary of the July 2026 correspondence, neither Bishop Giacomo Ballini nor Bishop Gerardo Zendejas could confirm whether Fr. Timothy Scott Hoopes remained part of the SSPX Resistance at that time.

Ballini referred the inquirer to Bishop Morgan. The correspondence update of 27 September 2026 reports that Morgan had not responded after several months.

Statements about Rome and the papacy
Support for Sedevacantism

Conversation · 12 July 2026
“Leans sede”
Hoopes is reported to have described his position as “leans sede.”

Friends of St. Charles Borromeo Cheboygan email
The Roman See
The unsigned email describing the priest refers to:
Quote
“the great apostasy (which we admit has usurped the Roman See at present)”
The parish background correspondence

The community schedule
The September
Mass announcement
On 26 September 2026, the community website still displayed its announcement for Mass in Topinabee on September 6.
The outdated listing suggests that the community’s online Mass schedule was not being regularly updated. Masses may also have become irregular, but their frequency cannot be confirmed from the website alone.

Quote
“Confessions at 10:30am, Mass at 11am”
For current Mass times, visit the community website.

Community Mass Times ↗

St. Charles Latin Mass community announcement for September 6, captured on September 26, 2026.

Website screenshot · 26 September 2026

About the book

A medieval occult text

Cover of Decem tractatus astronomiae, attributed to Guido Bonatti.

Photograph published in LifeSiteNews · 19 August 2026


Decem tractatus astronomiae
A medieval work on astrology and divination attributed to the thirteenth-century Italian astrologer Guido Bonatti. It is written in Latin and includes astrological diagrams.
LifeSiteNews reports that the book was addressed to the rectory but, according to Bill Price, arrived at St. Charles Church by mistake. The article cites a police record confirming that Hoopes collected it.
LifeSiteNews · 19 August 2026
Read the LifeSiteNews article ↗

Community updates
St. Charles Latin Mass Church &
Friends of St. Charles Borromeo Cheboygan
Friends of St. Charles Borromeo Cheboygan · 501(c)(3) nonprofit
Correspondence summary · Updated 27 September 2026
St. Charles Latin Mass Church has a new website: stcharlescheboygan.com. Friends of St. Charles Borromeo Cheboygan has kept the previous website: saintcharlescheboygan.com.

The rectory and incoming priests
Through his attorney, Bill Price has requested that the rectory be made available to two incoming priests who intend to serve at St. Charles.
Friends of St. Charles Borromeo Cheboygan replied through its new board chair, and discussions about the request have begun.

A possible name change
Friends of St. Charles Borromeo Cheboygan has also suggested that it may change its name.

Find out more
Further reporting and discussion about Hoopes and St. Charles.

LifeSiteNews · 19 August 2026
Reporting on the St. Charles dispute
Emily Mangiaracina reports on the property dispute and includes Hoopes’s response.
Read the article ↗

CathInfo · Forum
Community discussion
Readers discuss Hoopes and the St. Charles dispute in the “Fr Hoopes Mess” thread. Posts reflect individual authors’ accounts and opinions.
Visit the discussion ↗

Voicemail recordings
Hoopes calls an incoming priest and references police
Hoopes says he will name the incoming priest as a witness in a police report. He explicitly says he is not accusing the recipient of anything.

The police-report message
Hoopes describes a planned criminal complaint and asks to discuss the matter with the priest. He also denies practicing magic or astrology.

The follow-up message
Hoopes asks for a return call, says he wants to clear his name, and speaks of de-escalating the situation.

Closing quotations
Bishops Zendejas & Ballini
Bishop Gerardo Zendejas
Quote
“And he makes stories and stories and stories…”
Excerpt quoted by LifeSiteNews · 19 August 2026
Read the article ↗

Bishop Giacomo Ballini
Quote
“... Sometimes the only way to solve the problem is to interrupt collaboration.”
Email · 4 August 2026

Disclaimer · 28 September 2026
This website reflects the best information available to us as of 28 September 2026. Gathering that information has been difficult. In correspondence, Bishop Giacomo Ballini stated that he would share Fr. Hoopes’s background only with ecclesiastical superiors. We have found very little publicly available online material independently confirming Fr. Hoopes’s background. This account may be updated as further information becomes available.
To submit information for consideration, post it in the “Fr Hoopes Mess” thread on CathInfo. We will watch the thread and consider relevant information for inclusion on this website.


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